Thaisa Fernandes Podcasts

Sium Mogos, GabyV's husband, explains how speaking multiple languages kept him safe on his dangerous journey and is helping him rebuild his life in Germany.By Sium Mogos, Gaby Van Horn {GabyV)

Darius is a founder at Tesoro AI and a podcast host at the Darius Gant Show. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and a MBA in Finance. Darius inspires people through his journey from a pro athlete to Columbia MBA to private equity investor to tech leader and founder. In this episode we talked more about Darius' journey leaving a top venture cap…

As a Venezuelan expat, Manuel has used what makes him different as an advantage. Hear his clear definitions of commonly misused marketing terms and learn what it takes to stand out in a global market.By Manuel Garcia, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

We talked with Pamela Burga, a Senior D&I, Diversity & Inclusion, Partner at Tesla and leads D&I talent development strategy. Fun fact: Pamela is also a classical trained lyrical soprano. In this episode we talked more about transitioning careers and industries since Pamela has driven individual and organizational performance in a variety of indust…

Carmen Pachas Pielago has been transforming boring history books into entertaining educational stories for over twenty years. Learn how making indigenous knowledge more accessible can, is, and will make a huge impact.By Carmen Pachas Pielago, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Every drop of effort gets you closer to your goal. Join us as we talk to Latina scientist, mom, wife, and expat, Temis Coral Castellanos, about how sustainable growth can help humanity reach all its goals.By Temis Coral Castellanos, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

When you come from a society with a lot of issues, you tend to neglect the small things you can do. But that one small change you help someone locally make could help them grow exponentially.By Andile Nopapaza, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

We're focusing on the wrong problem! Pablo Ricaud explains how the future of our food, agriculture, must be fixed to build a skilled respected workforce that will help create a sustainable climate.By Pablo Ricaud, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

We talked with Angel Aviles (sher/her) who boldly decided to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. A Bronx native, moved from New York City to Hollywood and landed roles in projects with up-and-coming directors like Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and many others. Following her acting career, Angel became an entrepreneur. Today, she's a tra…

We speak with Hannah Dreher from the United States of America, a product manager and "bookaholic" in this episode. As a designer, Hannah started her career in graphics. She later decided to migrate to product manager out of a need to improve her skills, reinventing and positioning her career. Hannah dedicated much of her time to perfecting her cont…

Juliana is an entrepreneur and educator. She is the co-founder of ECHOS, an innovation lab, and its business units: School of Design Thinking – a school that puts innovation in practice, and Echos – Innovation Projects. Over the last years, Juliana has worked to develop an innovation ecosystem in Brazil and Australia to foster the design of desirab…

Sarah Belkhamsa is a lecturer at the Institute of Arts and Crafts of Kairouan in Tunisia and a project consultant in the field of culture and design. She holds a Ph.D. in Design from the University of Paris 1 and was a researcher in Semiotics of Arts and Design at the ACTE Institute (2007 to 2017) in France. Laboratory, where she developed modeling…

Renato Paixão, a Rio de Janeiro-based visual designer, with a Bachelor's degree in Visual Communications from the University of Rio de Janeiro's School of Fine Arts (EBA/UFRJ). He helps companies to find innovative ways to engage with clients and expand their business through brand experience design, by creating user-focused solutions that bridge t…

From sketches to design sprints, prototypes to codebase commits - He takes pride and joy in exercising and growing my skills in each phase of product development. He has built tiny startups and has also worked in large corporations, like Google and Youtube, building out new, experimental arms of their businesses from tiny seeds. Both have involved …

Patricia Machado, a UX researcher and human-centred design facilitator with over six years of international experience turning customer needs into products, content, and services for innovation projects. She is currently working at Ford Motor Company in the Information Technology group, answering challenging questions to shape the future of mobilit…

Sabeeha is a software developer turned design entrepreneur. She has a passion for helping dreamers launch their businesses and has helped over 30 startups to get going. As an advocate by nature, she has an inborn sense of idealism and morality and sees helping others as her purpose in life. She founded Jack Studios as a side-hustle while completing…

Thaisa is a problem solver and a perfectionist in recovery, willing to stretch herself and risk making mistakes to achieve innovative solutions and validate my learnings. Her experience includes working with diverse product teams from UX design, through research, to development. Worked with well-known brands including Twitter, HP, MasterCard, Autod…

Koji Pereira is a Senior Product Design Manager at Twitter. With over two decades of experience in the Design field, +5 managing teams. He leads a team-building experience for exploring and search at Twitter. He strives to build diverse teams and safe spaces, making sure everyone is included and all voices are heard. Over the years he helped to bui…

Adrian Jankowlak, a designer and creative director with a passion for connecting people, ideas, organizations, and technologies. He believes empathy, collaboration, and prototyping are key to solving problems on any scale. He has designed products, services, and creative campaigns across the world, with work spanning new technologies, toys, consume…

Alexis is an innovator and inventor - taking projects from ideation through to digital proof of concept and final product. With a solid background in digital and industrial design and a strong complement of software skills, Alexis contributes by delivering products that reflect the rapidly changing digital landscape. Team player -- speaks the langu…

Meet Indaia Militão da Silva, a Brazilian designer with more than 20 years of experience in the automotive, textile, aeronautic segments. She currently works as a design manager at Nubank, and she graduated in Industrial Design from FAAP and Publicity and Advertising. She already had the opportunity to work in more than 15 countries in the world, a…

PJ Sainz, a Chicano author, helps us destroy the category boxes that create stereotypes and gives us an up-close view of the diversity within the Latino community. Join us as we learn that even when one group makes up the majority, they're not all the same.By Pablo Sainz Ferretti-Garibaldi (PJ Sainz), Gabrielle Van Horn (GabyV)

Carolina Acosta is a Latina entrepreneur from Queens NY with a background in graphic design. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design. Carolina launched a game dedicated to Latinos and she’s making history in the process since the gaming industry is white, cisgender, male-dominated, and often overlooks people of color and women…

Learn some of the unwritten rules of working with American businesses to save you some time and help you get to the next level of your career faster!By Gretchen Rodriguez, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Are co-working spaces always going to involve a commute to a space in the middle of the city? Mariya Denysenko the founder of FlexOffice doesn't think so! In this episode, she explains how co-working spaces in the suburbs are the next wave of this trend.By Mariya Denysenko, Gaby Van Horn

We talked with Majo Molfino (she/her), a Latinx author, designer, and women’s leadership expert. She is the author of Break the Good Girl Myth and host of the HEROINE podcast featuring top female leaders, creatives, and visionaries. She has a master’s in learning, design, and technology from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology…

Thaisa Fernandes tells us what it takes to have a consistent quality podcast while working a full-time job. She also shares her thoughts on how to deal with microaggressions as a minority and how those in the majority can assist newcomers.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV), Thaisa Fernandes

We talked with Leandro Senna (he/his), a former Designer Lead at Apple where he worked for 7 years, Senna also has a huge experience in graphic design working for agencies. In the beginning of his career, Senna worked at Volkswagen assembling cars when he was based in São Bernardo, Brazil. In this episode, we’re talking about sabbatical. This is a …

Ana and her colleagues at Wisdenn are making executive coaching more accessible to everyone with their AI psychology bot Wiz Coach, the purple octopus, that gives you advice in Spanish. Hear all about how they're using this new tool to help everyone, not just those in the C suite, have access to high-quality mental health sessions in their mother t…

We talked with Adi Mendiola Barreto (they/them), a second generation Mexican and Puerto Rican, non-binary and trans. Adi is also a speaker, consultant, and activist. They received their BA in Public Relations with a minor in LGBTQ studies. In this episode we’ll be talking more about Adi’s journey, and the core of their work which is helping people …

Nelson's English teachers back in El Salvador thought he would never succeed but he's proving them all wrong with two secret weapons. Listen to this episode to find out what they are.By Nelson Mejia from weSpark, GabyV from Clever Hybrids

We talked with Juliana Lisboa (she, her), the Global Strategy and Operations of a Google project called #IamRemarkable, that empowers underrepresented groups to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond. Juliana is a curious Brazilian woman that took an unusual path by working in technology across multiple countries and cultures in t…

Conversation about belonging in tech and finding your voice as a Latinx. This chat is part of She’s Tech conference. She’s Tech is a movement that aims to strengthen the female presence in the technology sector through 3 pillars: inspire, engage, enable women to seek knowledge and undertake careers and technology-based businesses. Gretchen Rodrigue…

How can we create more inclusive environments? Why do we have only 3% of Latinxs working in tech in the United States? How do we know some solutions might be experienced differently by marginalized groups or groups outside your own? Diversity has the goal to bring more people to the table, and decolonizing is more about proposing an exercise to inf…

Imposter Syndrome can cause us to overanalyze our hard work and never share it with others. How can we be afraid and still share? Maria and our host GabyV share their tips in this episode.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV), Maria Scheibengraf

Luis Curiel currently sits on the People Team managing strategy and operations at Twitter, and also serves as the global co-chair for Twitter Alas, our Latinx business resource group. Luis, a first-generation American, traces his Latinx roots to Honduras. Born and raised in California, he studied biopsychology and worked in agricultural research be…

Hey Clever Hybrids tribe! I know I am one day late with the episode for this week. It's been a little bit crazy editing and getting the app ready for today. The release day! Here's a clip of what we'll be covering.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

We talked with Cynthia Orduña, a career coach and talent development advisor with a background in recruiting, career development, diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has helped over 50 startup companies in LA, SF, NY, and Chicago recruit and retain talent and has coached over 300 people in all stages of their career from entry to senior levels. S…

You don't own your social media profiles and the algorithm could change at any time. Your website is digital real estate you own and can control. Listen to Abby's tips to make your site into a sales machine.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV), Abby J. Wilson

Learning a language is like losing weight. It's simple but not easy. Most language courses cover: who what when where, and maybe even why but forget to explain HOW to personalize your experience... until now.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Tobias Schulz, a German polyglot, explains why you should be making your time count instead of counting time. Anything worth doing deserves the time and energy needed to consume and digest it properly.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV), Tobias Schulz

We talked with Lita & Destiny about how they run a business with a mission to empower women and children around the world through the power of intentional play, and more details about their entrepreneurship journey creating ethical and fair trade products. Lita Barreda has spent her entire career in the garment industry, pulling inspiration from th…

Karina Martinez, founder of avana creative, is building bridges to bring recipes and flavors from all over the world right to your home! Learn how she adapted her business strategy and how she’s helping emerging brands do the same.By Brooke Loor, Karina Martinez, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Stefana Sopco is a Romanian Content Marketer based in The Netherlands. Did she live up to her full potential, even in a foreign country? You be the judge!By Stefana Sopco, Brooke Loor, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV)

Abril Arevalo and Paz Arbalejo started a management consulting platform in Switzerland called Glopser GmbH. Find out how these ladies work as a team providing procurement solutions for growing companies! You’ll also hear their experiences as native Spanish speakers who live in Switzerland but then do business in English.…

Emmanuel has been teaching chemical engineering through online courses and podcasts. First, he focused on LATAM but now he’s taken on the world (cue evil laugh!). Find out how and why in this engaging interview!By Brooke Loor, Gaby Van Horn (GabyV), Emmanuel Ortega

Israel Garcia is the CEO of StartupLinks, a platform based in Mexico that’s helping entrepreneurs connect with the resources they need to be successful. Find out why Israel decided to build StartupLinks and how they are now helping startups grow all across LATAM!By Gaby Van Horn (Gaby V), Brooke Loor, Israel Garcia Ballesteros

We had an inspiring conversation with an incoming freshman at Pitzer College in California. Diana Vicezar plans to double major in Computer Science and Economics. Elected one of 33 young adults more influential in the world by Global Teen Leader 2019, she advocates for international students and has the goal of sharing opportunities with other mino…

Our bubbly trilingual guest, Carolina Boquín, is a Course Director and Recruiter at Platzi Brazil. She shares insider tips on how you can succeed on your language learning journey.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV), Brooke Loor, Carolina Boquin

Jess Harris is an American English Teacher who made Colombia his home! Fast-forward several years and now he’s the Head of English at Platzi! Find out why he decided to dive into Colombian culture and what helped him to continue his language learning journey.By Gaby Van Horn (GabyV), Brooke Loor, Jess Harris